Colonial Peeps
Angonquin princess who brought peace between the English and the Native Americans.
Who was Pocahontas?
Father of the Country and Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Nuff said.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON?
Known for his War of 1812 heroics, later served as the 7th president and passed the cruel and racist Indian Removal Act that led to Native American genocide.
Who was ANDREW JACKSON?
His election in 1861 caused the confederate states to secede, or break away, sparking the Civil War.
Who was ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
A steel tycoon who rose from 'rags to riches' and donated billions while preaching the "Gospel of Wealth".
Who was ANDREW CARNEGIE
This first progressive president was known as the "trust-buster" for his effort to root out corruption in business and give the common man a "square deal".
Who was TEDDY ROOSEVELT?
Experienced traveler who helped the Jamestown settlers adapt to their new environment, and get along with its native inhabitants.
Who was JOHN SMITH?
Secretary of the Treasury under Washington and strong Federalist, he helped persuade states to ratify the Constitution with the Federalist Papers.
Who was ALEXANDER HAMILTON?
President during the War of 1812 and storming of the White House, he is even more famous as the "father of the Constitution".
Who was JAMES MADISON?
A Confederate sympathizer and actor who snuck into Ford's Theater to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Who was JOHN WILKES BOOTH?
A former teacher of the deaf who found a way to transmit sounds and voices by electric signal to make his "talking telegraph".
Who was ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL?
She fought for abolition and women's suffrage, and her work and "civil disobedience" eventually led to the 19th amendment.
Who was SUSAN B. ANTHONY?
He was selected as the governor of the Plymouth Colony and led the Puritans for 30 years.
Who was WILLIAM BRADFORD?
A patriot who fought unfair British taxation as a member of the Sons of Liberty, and made a famous midnight ride to warn of British troop movements.
Who was PAUL REVERE?
This Native American woman helped define the western United States as a guide and interpreter for a famous explorer duo.
Who was Sacagawea?
An escaped slave and passionate abolitionist who spoke and wrote against slavery for many years, and played a big part in preparing the nation for Civil War.
Who was FREDERICK DOUGLASS?
His innovations in the use of electricity with sound and light transformed the modern world.
Who was THOMAS EDISON?
His racist beliefs led the world into World War II and caused the deaths of millions of Jews in the Holocaust.
Who was ADOLF HITLER?
A Native American who had been kidnapped by English pirates and brought back to Massachutsetts, just in time to help the Pilgrims.
Who was SQUANTO/TISQUANTUM?
Famously said of heavy-handed British rule and taxation, "Give Me Liberty, or give me Death!"
Who was PATRICK HENRY?
During the California Gold Rush, he made heavy-duty work pants for miners that became today's blue jeans.
Who was LEVI STRAUSS?
The General who presided over the Union victory in the Civil War, and became the president after Andrew Johnson.
Who was ULYSSES S. GRANT?
His Standard Oil grew into a monopoly and became a symbol of the unfair and corrupt business practices of the Gilded Age.
Who was JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
His "New Deal" pulled the US out of the great depression, and leadership through World War II led to him serving a record four terms as president.
Who was FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT?
An early Quaker settler for whom was named the colony of Pennsylvania.
Who was WILLIAM PENN?
The monarch of Great Britain during the Revolution, he made a few errors in his tax policies, which colonists never forgave.
Who was KING GEORGE III?
These explorers mounted a three-year expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean and map the Louisiana Territory.
Who were Lewis and Clark?
An escaped slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad, she led thousands of escaped slaves to freedom.
Who was HARRIET TUBMAN?
This fictional character mocked African Americans and lends his name to the laws that defined segregation.
Who was JIM CROW?
That's one small step for this Apollo astronaut, and one giant leap for mankind.
Who was NEIL ARMSTRONG?
Early spectacled colonial leader, who went on to be an inventor, printer and diplomat, famous for signing the Declaration of Independence.
Who was BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
A French Baron who came to the assistance of the American patriots and played a decisive role in winning the Revolutionary War.
Who was MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE?
Leader of the Texian Revolution, he became the first president of the Independent Republic of Texas and the namesake of its largest modern city.
Who was SAM HOUSTON?
The Confederate Army commander whose surrender to Grant at Appomattox ended the Civil War.
Who was ROBERT E. LEE?
She defined the field of investigative journalism by digging up dirt on the mental hospitals, blazing a trail for future feminists.
Who was NELLIE BLY?
He inspired the nation to end segregation with Brown vs. Board of Education before becoming the first African American Supreme Court Justice.